That said, one of the best things to do on the iPad is read a good book (assuming you’re a reader). There’s the Kindle app for the iPad, a wonderful cross-platform option for reading items purchased on Amazon.com.

Another option is Apple’s own iBooks. One of the benefits of using iBooks over other options is the type of content one has access to including: regular novels, interactive children’s books, 3D books, and a new type of book, the Digi-Novel.

Dark Prophecy combines a 400 page reading experience with a hour-long film (directed by Anthony E. Zuiker and starring Dan Buran, Justine Bateman and Michael Ironside), an interactive experience that moves readers from passages in the book, to the ‘cyber-bridge’ videos, to other features like collecting bios and evidence.

The story follows Steve Dark, a crime-scene investigator, as he tracks the “Tarot Card Killer.”

As one encounters bios, there are options to skip additional information, or view other biographical content about Dark, the nightmare-inducing White Sqweegel, and other characters in the story.

Moving through the story, following Dark on the trail of the Tarot Card Killer, interactive tarot cards present themselves which, like the characters and the balance of Dark Prophecy, are superbly creepy.

Dark Prophecy offers three versions of the novel with a single purchase:

Ultimate Digi-novel – Giving you everything the ‘Digi-novel’ has to offer, this option provides text and cyber-bridges, as well as allowing one to collect character bios and evidence.

Dark Prophecy is an incredible immersive reading experience, adding a film, photo gallery and more for only $12.99. Of all the iBooks I’ve tried, none have provided such a superb experience as Dark Prophecy. If you enjoy a thrilling story which takes complete advantage of the iPad’s capabilities, Dark Prophecy is for you.